Politics & Government
Tim Walz Narrowly Beat Scott Jensen In Stillwater: Report
Gov. Tim Walz routed Scott Jensen in Washington County on Election Day, including in the neighborhoods of Stillwater
STILLWATER, MN — Republicans have not won a statewide race in Minnesota since 2006, and that streak continued Tuesday.
A big reason why is because of how poorly the state's Republican candidates performed in the suburbs and small towns, including gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen.
In Washington County, for example, Walz received 70,814 votes (54.17 percent) to Jensen's 56,472 votes (43.20 percent), according to the Secretary of State Office.
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In Stillwater, Walz won 6,291 votes to Jensen's 4,040 votes, an analysis by MinnPost shows.
In each election, Minnesota Democrats can count on winning by large margins in Minneapolis and St. Paul. State Republicans typically perform well in the rural parts of the state.
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That leaves the suburbs and small towns as the only remaining battleground truly up for grabs. Except on Tuesday, that wasn't the case.
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